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OMSSAT Committee

2007-2008 OMSSAT Committee

Patrick J. Vezeau (08), Chair, Sioux City, IA, AAOMS Representative
Jeffrey D. Bennett (11), Indianapolis, IN, Co-Chair
George M. Kushner (08), Louisville, KY, OMS Faculty Section Representative
Mark A. Egbert (09), Kenmore, WA, AAOMS Representative
Mark Wong (08), Houston, TX, ABOMS Representative
Wayne Atebara (09), Hilo, HI ABOMS Representative
Pushkar Mehra (10), Boston, MA, Section Editor, Cosmetics
Pedro Franco (12), Dallas, TX, co-section editor, Cosmetics
Tirbod Fattahi (10), Jacksonville, FL, Section Editor, Trauma
Rui Fernandes (12), Jacksonville, FL, co-section editor, Trauma
Vincent Perciaccante (10), Peachtree City, GA, Section Editor, TMD/Facial Pain
Martin Steed (12), Atlanta, GA, co-section editor, TMD/Facial Pain
B.J. Costello (11), Pittsburgh, PA, Section Editor, Orthognathic/Cleft/Craniofacial
Ramon Ruiz (12), Orlando, FL, co-section editor, Orthognathic/Cleft/Craniofacial
David C. Stanton (08), Philadelphia, PA, Section Editor, Dentoalveolar/Implants
Mark Engelstad (10), Minneapolis, MN, co-section editor, Dentoalveolar/Implants
Teresa Morgan (10), Iowa City, IA, Section Editor, Medical Assessment and Management of the Surgical Patient
Deepak Kademani (12), Rochester, MN, co-section editor, Medical Assessment and Management of the Surgical Patient
Jon Holmes (10), Knoxville, TN, Pathology/Reconstruction
Brent Ward (12), Ann Arbor, MI, co-section editor, Pathology/Reconstruction
Jeffrey D. Bennett (11), Indianapolis, IN, Section Editor, Anesthesia
Daniel Sarasin (12), Cedar Rapids, IA, co-section editor, Anesthesia

AAOMS Staff Liaison
Mary Allaire-Schnitzer

ABOMS Staff Liaisons
Cheryl Mounts
Erin Elizabeth Killeen

AAOMS BOT Liaisons
Lee Pollan
R. Lynn White

CHARGE

To provide an outcome measure for oral and maxillofacial surgery residency education, and provide constructive feedback to residents and residency program directors concerning their educational process.

GOALS

  • To examine OMS residents on a core knowledge by construction of a new exam yearly
  • To give objective feedback to residents on their fund of knowledge by providing the question and the referenced answers at some point after the completion of the exam
  • To help prepare residents of the ABOMS written exam
  • To give program directors feedback regarding the progress of their residents
  • To give programs and program directors feedback on their residency education process
  • To serve as an outcomes measure for each OMS residency training program

OMSSAT Committee Composition

The Committee shall be composed of 11 members and a Chairman. The Chairman is appointed by the AAOMS Board of Trustees. The Chair may serve for a total of up to six (6) years on the committee plus two years as Chair. The Section Editors are appointed by the Chairman and are eligible to complete up to two (2) three-year terms. Section Editors will adhere to a rotation schedule with appointments staggered so that no more than two (2) members' terms are completed in any given year and would not coincide with the content areas overseen by that Section Editor to be examined on the OMSSAT that year. The Section Editors can be appointed to other content areas immediately after their term limit in another content area. The Faculty Section's Program Planner shall serve on the OMSSAT Committee for three (3) years through his/her ascension to Secretary-Treasurer and Vice Chair on the Faculty Section Executive Committee. The AAOMS Representative is appointed by the AAOMS Board of Trustees for a four (4) year term. The ABOMS Representative is appointed by the ABOMS President and is appointed for a two (2) year term.

1 Chair appointed by the AAOMS Board of Trustees
8 Section Editors appointed by the Committee Chair
   Item Writers appointed by each Section Editor as needed
1 ABOMS Representative
1 AAOMS Representative
1 Faculty Section Program Planner